The weather began to grow colder day by day, gradually entering winter.
Yuta and Rikka's relationship… had made no progress.
Nibutani and Fang Wuwei, both strategists, really wanted to dig out Yuta's brain to see what kind of wood it was made of, for it to be so hard.
Fang Wuwei was sprawled in the Club Activities room, sitting on the floor facing the door, half his body buried in the kotatsu that Totsuka had just brought today, a look of pure contentment on his face, not to mention a large plate of sweet tangerines placed on top.
If only there was a cup of hot tea, it would be even better…
Fang Wuwei slowly peeled a tangerine, casually placing the peel on the table, then swallowed the entire tangerine in one big bite, chewing with satisfaction.
Tangerines are meant to be eaten in big bites to truly taste good!
Inside the kotatsu, Totsuka and Koushou were curled up, sleeping soundly. On such a cold day, and with no heating in the school… the kotatsu was The Supreme choice. The two of them were curled up inside, sleeping soundly.
Fang Wuwei reached his hand into the kotatsu, and before long, pulled out a fluffy little thing, a Cat Chimera, which had been fussing on his leg just now… Although the Chimera immediately burrowed back into the kotatsu as soon as it came out, it still made Fang Wuwei feel incredibly healed.
Suddenly, the sound of the door opening came from ahead. Yuta and Isshiki Makoto arrived together; they had just gone to the restroom. Fang Wuwei had left them and come directly to Club.
Totsuka was woken up by the sound of the door opening. Her mind was still a bit muddled when she first got up, but she quickly got into character, suddenly flipping over and looking around alertly.
"Where is this?!"
"Don't worry, it's neither the Dark Realm nor a parallel world."
Yuta was familiar with this; Rikka often made this gesture, so he naturally understood the reason Totsuka was doing it… Totsuka's chunibyo was learned from Rikka. He could understand Rikka's actions, and naturally, he could understand Totsuka's actions, though he didn't really want to understand.
"Careless! My soul was actually plundered by this hot barrier, death! To actually bring something like this here… it's truly terrifying, death!"
"Didn't you bring this yourself?"
Fang Wuwei ate a tangerine and muttered a slight complaint, watching Totsuka act out her scene and slowly burrow back into the kotatsu, entering the incredibly warm world, without much comment… But he looked at Isshiki Makoto, who was coming over with a sly smile, with a face full of disdain.
Isshiki Makoto entered the activity room and immediately saw Koushou sleeping inside. While Yuta and Totsuka were still talking, Isshiki Makoto slyly ran over and burrowed into the kotatsu, both to warm himself up and to get closer to Koushou.
Isshiki Makoto's hands were fumbling around inside the kotatsu. He probably didn't have any bad intentions, but he was unlucky…
Isshiki Makoto, who originally just wanted to warm his hands, suddenly felt something extra in his hand… It was plump, soft, warm… He subconsciously squeezed it, and it even had a little elasticity, seeming like a piece of soft flesh…
This… this sensation is…?! Masaka!
Isshiki Makoto looked at Koushou, who was sleeping beside him, his face flushed with shock. Could this be… Koushou's little foot?!
But the next second, he heard a sharp cat meow from inside the kotatsu, and a sharp pain on the back of his hand… He lifted his hand in a daze to look, and there were several claw marks on the back of his hand, followed by blood gushing out…
Isshiki Makoto screamed, clutching his hand and falling to the ground, wailing. The Cat Chimera crawled out of the kotatsu, elegantly glanced at Isshiki Makoto, then jumped into Fang Wuwei's arms, letting him pet it.
Because the cat was very cute, Fang Wuwei was very happy.
Isshiki Makoto stopped moving, probably having fainted. Before Yuta could mourn (mock) Isshiki Makoto, he heard footsteps behind him.
Turning around, he saw Rikka also arriving at the Club Activities room. Their eyes met, and both of their faces flushed slightly as they looked away… Ever since Yuta was tricked by Fang Wuwei in the activity room last time, Rikka had been a bit shy when facing Yuta. Although their communication was still normal, there was a subtle rhythm of their feelings warming up.
Rikka held her hands behind her back, hiding a Christmas special magazine. She wanted to spend a Christmas with Yuta that belonged to them.
But Rikka was a shy child after all, too embarrassed to say it out loud. She didn't really want Yuta to know. Whether it was a surprise or planning it together… she wanted to be with Yuta.
Before Rikka and Yuta could even properly say a word, Totsuka, hearing the sound, poked her head out of the kotatsu. Seeing her Master, she became excited.
"Master!"
Totsuka smiled, "Be careful, death! The temptation of this thing is extraordinary, death!"
"Report the situation."
As Rikka walked over, she circled around Yuta, skillfully tucking the Christmas special magazine she was holding into the jacket she had taken off in front of her, perfectly avoiding Yuta's gaze and keeping him in the dark.
Rikka squatted down to talk to Totsuka, beginning their daily chunibyo activities.
"The Monk and Koushou have already lost consciousness, death!"
Rikka's ahoge twitched, and she followed Totsuka, lifting the kotatsu and crawling inside. It was so cold outside, she had wanted to go in for a long time.
"Lead the way!"
"Yes, sir!"
Rikka followed Totsuka and sank into the kotatsu. The two of them snuggled close, whispering secrets like best friends…
"What's wrong, standing still? Aren't you cold?"
Yuta was still looking at Rikka when Fang Wuwei's voice pulled him back to reality. Yuta looked back and saw Fang Wuwei peeling tangerines and popping them into his mouth one by one, displaying a remarkable boldness.
"I say, you… isn't your eating too exaggerated?"
"What do you know? Tangerines are only sweet when eaten like this!"
Fang Wuwei smiled and extended his hand, motioning for Yuta to quickly get into the kotatsu. "Are you really not cold, or do you not want to experience using a kotatsu at school?"
"Sounds very tempting, but…"
Yuta put his backpack and jacket aside, but after looking around for a moment, he realized there seemed to be no room in the kotatsu… Totsuka, Rikka, Koushou, Fang Wuwei, and Isshiki Makoto, five people were crammed inside. The kotatsu was already full.
Looks like there's no way…
"What's wrong? Sit down? Yuta, sit down."
"Sit what? There's no room!"
Yuta silently sat to the side, not getting into the kotatsu, complaining to Fang Wuwei. But when Fang Wuwei heard this, he was a bit stunned… No room… Oh, I see.
Fang Wuwei immediately reached out his hand, placed it on the shoulder of Isshiki Makoto, who was slumped on the table, fast asleep, and with a pull, dragged Isshiki Makoto out of the kotatsu.
And Isshiki Makoto was still completely unaware, with his mouth wide open, laid on the ground and pulled out of the kotatsu by Fang Wuwei, leaving a few drops of drool on his collar… Yuta frowned at the sight, feeling disgusted.
"Alright, there's room now."
"Oh."
Fang Wuwei pulled Isshiki Makoto to the side and set him down, then tapped the spot where Isshiki Makoto had been, smiling at Yuta, indicating that there was room. And Yuta, without a moment's hesitation, naturally crawled in, occupying Isshiki Makoto's original small spot.
"By the way, don't you have any other plans for Christmas? With Rikka or something…"
"Oioioioi… If you're going to say that, at least wait until Rikka isn't here…"
Yuta glanced at Rikka. Luckily, she didn't seem to have heard… He looked back at Fang Wuwei and began to ask him for some advice…
Rikka and Totsuka were having fun, and Fang Wuwei and Yuta also began their strategist meeting. Koushou was sleeping soundly, and even the Cat Chimera was purring comfortably under Fang Wuwei's skillful petting.
Guess who was the only one hurt?